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Shakira is below investigation for tax fraud in a second case in Spain, as of July 20. Prosecutors are investigating her for fraud on her revenue and wealth tax in her 2018 filings, in accordance with Reuters. The investigation comes as Shakira, 46, additionally present process an investigation into an alleged 14.5 million euros (about $14 million USD) owed in taxes from a two-year interval from 2012 to 2014.
Not many particulars concerning the second investigation are available, however the investigation is occurring in an Esplugues de Llobregat courtroom, close to Barcelona. Prosecutors are reportedly in search of an eight-year jail sentence for the “She-Wolf” hitmaker, whose full title is Shakira Isabel Mebarak.
Shakira’s legal professionals have mentioned that they haven’t obtained notification of the investigation, and realized about it from the information. They mentioned the singer would must be notified at her residence in Miami. “The singer’s legal team will not make any comment until the notification reaches her through the formal and legally established channels,” they mentioned in an announcement to Reuters. “As she has already stated on numerous occasions, Shakira asserts that she has always acted in accordance with the law and under the advice of the best tax experts. She is now focused on her artistic life in Miami and is calm and confident that her tax affairs will be resolved favorably.”
The “Hips Don’t Lie” popstar first tax fraud investigation was accepted to go to trial by a choose in September 2022. If discovered responsible, Shakira might additionally face eight years in jail for these fees. The trial is scheduled to start in Barcelona in November, per Marca.
The singer has maintained her innocence via the investigation. “Shakira is a taxpayer who has always shown impeccable tax conduct and has never had tax problems in any other jurisdiction,” her legal professionals informed DailyMail in a November 2022 assertion. “With no solid evidence to support the charges against her, she has been fiercely persecuted in the criminal and media spheres using unacceptable methods to damage her reputation and force her to come to a settlement agreement.”